Practical support for Palestinians

[Zetetic]

I thought a thread focused on practical responses to the emergency in Gaza and the West Bank might be of value.

I've donated to the below for a start:

Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP)
British-based, dating from 1982. Has received funding in the past from UN RWA and OCHA, UK DFID, Trócaire (Catholic Church in Ireland).

Any other suggestions welcome.

[buttgammon]

Good thread idea!

You can give money direct to the UNRWA too - https://donate.unrwa.org/-landing-page/en_EN

[Buelligan]

Great idea for a thread Z!  I have little to add except my grateful applause to all who work to make peace and liberty a reality for Palestine.

[Kankurette]

Would buying products made in Palestine help? Like a sort of reverse BDS? I ask cos I notice my local greengrocer sells Palestinian za'atar and Sainsbury's does Palestinian olive oil.

[Buelligan]

Saw that Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny had tweeted, quite restrainedly, in support of Palestine and Lavazza UK, the sponsors, have sought to have him sanctioned.  Arsenal have declined to do so.  Good for them. 

People could do worse than boycott Lavazza until they get better.

https://twitter.com/ElNennY/status/1391751626503901210
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mohamed-elneny-post-arsenal-palestine-24114820



BUY SOMETHING ELSE

[Barry Admin]

Yes more info about boycotts would be great please.

[rue the polywhirl]

I saw that I had a packet of Lavazza lying around in the cupboard and I threw it away in disgust. Retroactively out of protest but also because it was 4 years out of date.

[buttgammon]

HP are a bad one, because they provide a lot of the tech support for the Israeli military. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp

[Dex Sawash]

Lidl brown sauce is a good alternative

[SpiderChrist]

Lidl brown sauce is a good alternative

To Lavazza?

[Buelligan]

I think he meant Hewlett Packard but now you come to mention it, have you tried their coffee at all?  Not really worth propping up an apartheid regime that bombs occupied people, if I'm honest.

[SpiderChrist]

Yeah I quite like it. Probably won't buy it again though.

[buttgammon]

I think he meant Hewlett Packard but now you come to mention it, have you tried their coffee at all?  Not really worth propping up an apartheid regime that bombs occupied people, if I'm honest.

I did - I didn't know Hewlett Packard made coffee but it's probably disgusting.

Yeah, Lavazza is muck anyway. Another thing to keep an eye out for with HP (the electronics company, not the sauce) is that they own quite a few other companies, including Samsung's printer division.

Would buying products made in Palestine help? Like a sort of reverse BDS? I ask cos I notice my local greengrocer sells Palestinian za'atar and Sainsbury's does Palestinian olive oil.

This is a good shout as well. I've found a place here (a left-wing bookshop) that sells Palestinian products including soap and olive oil, so I'll be shopping in there tomorrow.

[idunnosomename]

I keep my Aldi coffee in a lavazza tin. Do i need to throw it away

[Buelligan]

As long as you're extremely careful when tossing.  No one needs their house targeted by an airstrike, no matter how well-deserved.

[Sebastian Cobb]

https://mobile.twitter.com/yasmin_khan/status/1392744044451835907

Moved by what you've seen on the news? Want to act in solidarity with the Palestinian people? Here are 10 practical things you can do to make a difference today
#Palestine #Gaza #SaveSheikhJarrah (1)

[Glebe]

HP are a bad one, because they provide a lot of the tech support for the Israeli military. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp

Link to petition is broken for me, here's a link to a Change.org petition.

[Zetetic]

https://itch.io/b/902/indie-bundle-for-palestinian-aid

Will try to post more in the games forum in a bit.

[Buelligan]

Watch this great short film from Novara - Why The Media Can't Tell The Truth On Israel & Palestine - twelve minutes of clear insight to help us all move forward and end this thing.